LogMeIn
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LogMeIn, Inc. is a public company
that provides software as a service
-based remote connectivity, collaboration, and support solutions to businesses and consumers.
Users access remote desktops using either the LogMeIn Ignition stand-alone application or a web portal
. The web portal requires either an ActiveX plugin for Internet Explorer, or an extension for Firefox (the LogMeIn plug-in for Firefox), or an extension for Safari (the LogMeIn plug-in for Safari), failing that it falls back to requiring Java in order to run a Java program, and failing that it falls back to "a screen-shot based HTML remote control". The web portal also provides status information for the remote computers and, optionally, remote computer management functions.
The service connects the remote desktop and the local computer using SSL over TCP
or UDP
and utilizing NAT traversal
techniques to achieve peer-to-peer
connectivity when available.
LogMeIn, Inc. holds US Patent 7,558,862 Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a computer with peer-to-peer command and data transfer.
. Anka's work for Uproar allegedly laid the foundation for his RemotelyAnywhere application, which later evolved into LogMeIn after 3am Labs incorporated.
3am Labs acquired the Hamachi VPN product.
LogMeIn, Inc. changed its name from 3am Labs in 2006.
Tridia sued LogMeIn, Inc. for patent infringement in January 2008.
Public company
This is not the same as a Government-owned corporation.A public company or publicly traded company is a limited liability company that offers its securities for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange, or through market makers operating in over the counter markets...
that provides software as a service
Software as a Service
Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...
-based remote connectivity, collaboration, and support solutions to businesses and consumers.
Products
- LogMeIn Pro – subscription-based remote accessRemote accessIn telecommunication, the term remote access has the following meanings:#Pertaining to communication with a data processing facility from a remote location or facility through a data link...
and administration software - LogMeIn Free – no-charge remote accessRemote accessIn telecommunication, the term remote access has the following meanings:#Pertaining to communication with a data processing facility from a remote location or facility through a data link...
software - LogMeIn Central – web applicationWeb applicationA web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
for remotely managing LogMeIn host software and VPN connectivity services - LogMeIn Rescue – remote support (help deskHelp deskA help desk is an information and assistance resource that troubleshoots problems with computers or similar products. Corporations often provide help desk support to their customers via a toll-free number, website and e-mail. There are also in-house help desks geared toward providing the same kind...
) web applicationWeb applicationA web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are... - LogMeIn Ignition – software for facilitating access to computers running LogMeIn host software from Windows, iOS, or Android devices
- LogMeIn Hamachi – network virtualization service
- LogMeIn Backup – remote backup software
- join.me – meeting and online collaboration software
- RemotelyAnywhere – remote accessRemote accessIn telecommunication, the term remote access has the following meanings:#Pertaining to communication with a data processing facility from a remote location or facility through a data link...
and administration software
Technology
LogMeIn remote access products use a proprietary remote desktop protocol that is transmitted via SSL. An SSL certificate is created for each remote desktop and is used to cryptographically secure communications between the remote desktop and the accessing computer.Users access remote desktops using either the LogMeIn Ignition stand-alone application or a web portal
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
. The web portal requires either an ActiveX plugin for Internet Explorer, or an extension for Firefox (the LogMeIn plug-in for Firefox), or an extension for Safari (the LogMeIn plug-in for Safari), failing that it falls back to requiring Java in order to run a Java program, and failing that it falls back to "a screen-shot based HTML remote control". The web portal also provides status information for the remote computers and, optionally, remote computer management functions.
The service connects the remote desktop and the local computer using SSL over TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
The Transmission Control Protocol is one of the core protocols of the Internet Protocol Suite. TCP is one of the two original components of the suite, complementing the Internet Protocol , and therefore the entire suite is commonly referred to as TCP/IP...
or UDP
User Datagram Protocol
The User Datagram Protocol is one of the core members of the Internet Protocol Suite, the set of network protocols used for the Internet. With UDP, computer applications can send messages, in this case referred to as datagrams, to other hosts on an Internet Protocol network without requiring...
and utilizing NAT traversal
NAT traversal
NAT traversal is a general term for techniques that establish and maintain Internet protocol connections traversing network address translation gateways. Network address translation breaks end-to-end connectivity. Intercepting and modifying traffic can only be performed transparently in the...
techniques to achieve peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
connectivity when available.
LogMeIn, Inc. holds US Patent 7,558,862 Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a computer with peer-to-peer command and data transfer.
Company history
LogMeIn CEO Michael Simon and CTO Márton Anka collaborated at Uproar, an Internet game site eventually bought by Vivendi Universal at the height of the dot-com bubbleDot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a speculative bubble covering roughly 1995–2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the more...
. Anka's work for Uproar allegedly laid the foundation for his RemotelyAnywhere application, which later evolved into LogMeIn after 3am Labs incorporated.
3am Labs acquired the Hamachi VPN product.
LogMeIn, Inc. changed its name from 3am Labs in 2006.
Tridia sued LogMeIn, Inc. for patent infringement in January 2008.